Technical Product Manager

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November 18

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LeoLabs

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Aerospace • Enterprise • Government

LeoLabs is a leading company that provides advanced space operations services, crucial for the management of low Earth orbit (LEO) traffic and safety. Utilizing cutting-edge technology like their Vertex™ space operations stack, LeoLabs offers comprehensive solutions such as satellite tracking, collision avoidance, and risk assessment. These services are vital for satellite operators, commercial enterprises, and government agencies around the world, ensuring the safe and efficient launch and operation of missions in space. LeoLabs' global radar network provides real-time tracking and insights, making them a trusted partner in space mission support and space debris management.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2016

🚀 Aerospace

🏢 Enterprise

🏛️ Government

📋 Description

• Serve as the central point of communication between Product Management and Engineering teams, ensuring alignment on product goals, priorities, and technical requirements. Provide ongoing clarification, decision-making support, and rapid feedback to help engineering move efficiently. Identify and resolve ambiguities or blockers that slow execution across teams. • Translate high-level product vision and business requirements into clear, actionable technical plans for engineering. Maintain clarity and accuracy of requirements throughout the product lifecycle, adjusting as needed based on technical feedback. Oversee release timelines, validate feature readiness, and help coordinate smooth deployments. • Facilitate continuous, transparent information flow so both teams share a unified understanding of what is being built, why it matters, how it will be executed, and when work will be completed. This includes development of visuals to be presented to a broad set of stakeholders. Provide timely updates to Product Management on development status, risks, trade-offs, and technical decisions that may affect scope or timeline. • Lead backlog grooming, ensuring that engineering has the context, clarity, and detail needed for effective planning and execution. Track engineering work, monitor progress against backlog, and support release planning. • Ensure product cohesion across features and releases, maintaining alignment with overall product vision. Advocate for technical enhancements, infrastructure investments, and scalability improvements that support long-term product health. • Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) and gather feedback to validate product functionality. • Document release notes and communicate updates to internal and external stakeholders. Conduct post-release evaluations with both Product and Engineering to identify improvements in process, quality, and collaboration.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field. • 3+ years of experience in product management or technical project management, preferably in aerospace, defense, or high-tech hardware/software environments. • Strong understanding of software or hardware development lifecycle and methodologies, and engineering backlog management. • Ability to translate business needs into clear functional requirements and technical solutions. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams. • Experience with tools for backlog tracking, release management, and metrics monitoring (e.g., Jira, Confluence, GitHub, or similar).

🏖️ Benefits

• Global workforce: flexible remote/hybrid opportunities • Work on complex, meaningful missions with real-world impact • Unlimited paid time off for most roles • Competitive salary and equity packages • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage • Access to the forefront of commercial space operations and defense innovation